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Clear Channel’s WKFS (Kiss 107) Cincinnati was only meant to flank heritage CHR WKRQ (Q102) when it switched to Top 40 in 1998. Instead, it ended up helping steer a much more musically aggressive course for the format over the next five years.  Q102 left for Hot AC outright, rather than compete with Kiss’s emphasis […] […]

Audacy has announced that Taylor Vaughn will join Hot AC “99.1 The Mix” WMYX-FM Milwaukee and CHR “103.7 Kiss-FM” WXSS Wauwatosa as Assistant Brand Manager and Music Director. Vaughn began her career at the cluster as an intern and part-time host in 2003. She has also worked at WBEA Long Island, WPIA Peoria, WMGI Terre […] […]

SiriusXM has announced an expansion of its relationship with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to give FEMA access to secure bandwidth on its proprietary satellite radio system to provide additional connectivity between FEMA and its National Public Warning System (NPWS) network for emergency communications. Sirius XM will provide a satellite-based delivery system for FEMA’s 77 […] […]

Audacy has announced that Chris Hernandez has been promoted to Regional Brand Manager adding oversight of CHR “103.7 Kiss-FM” WKXJ Walden/Chattanooga TN. Hernandez continues to serve as Operations Manager for Audacy Phoenix and Brand Manager of “Live 101.5” KALV-FM. Hernandez, formerly known on-air as “Decipha”, has spent his entire career at the company’s Phoenix cluster. […] […]

Cumulus Media has announced the promotion of Derek Madden to VP/Mainstream Rock Formats. Madden will continue to serve as Operations Manager for the company’s Minneapolis cluster and Program Director of “93X” KXXR Minneapolis. Madden has also been corporate Rock and Alternative Program Director since 2013. He joined the company in 2011 as PD of Classic […] […]

Audacy Soft AC “94.1 The Sound” KSWD Seattle has filled out its lineup with a pair of out of market voicetrackers. “Today’s 101.9” WLIF Baltimore Brand Manager/morning host Greg Carpenter adds morning duties out west. Carpenter, who has been on WLIF since 1994, fills the slot that had been vacant since the layoff of John […] […]